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The Spiritual Worldview of Gregory Rasputin

RF Staff January 21, 2022 375 Comments

Moscow's Holy Lake and the Church that Disappeared Beneath the Waters

Elena Zoubareva January 17, 2022 242 Comments

Orthodox Christianity in the British Isles

Fr. Andrew Phillips January 15, 2022 476 Comments

Renunciation of Orthodox Monarchy Is Rebellion Against Divine Authority

January 7, 2022 608 Comments

Rasputin Was a Slandered Saint - 1925 Book by British Expert Confirms Claims of Modern Russian Historians

Fr. Andrew Phillips December 23, 2021 643 Comments

Russian Bibles Are Very Different from American Ones. Here's Why

Fr. Joseph Gleason December 19, 2021 14,166 Comments

The Pious Orthodox Christian who Tried to Prevent Chernobyl Disaster

Irina Krikheli December 18, 2021 250 Comments

Prayers to Saints Originated with Jews, not Pagans

Fr. Gabriel Ridenour December 17, 2021 1,524 Comments

5 Russian Cities that Have DISAPPEARED from the Face of the Earth

Anna Sorokina December 17, 2021 192 Comments

Two Outstanding Russian Relics Close to Where US Orthodox Immigrants to Russia Are Settling (Rostov Veliky)

Anastasia Parkhomchik December 5, 2021 469 Comments

In 1917 Freemasons Marched in Rome to the Vatican, Singing Songs to Satan

John-Henry Westen December 3, 2021 526 Comments

How Many Churches Are There in Russia?

ALEXANDRA GUZEVA December 1, 2021 243 Comments

The Departure of Two Famous Russians — a Writer and a Saint

Anastasia Parkhomchik November 29, 2021 283 Comments

The Prophesies of Grigory Rasputin

Paul Gilbert November 29, 2021 1,036 Comments

Beloved Priest Murdered by Islamic Fanatics 11 Years Ago Is a Hero in Russia to this Day

Nina Kaishauri November 22, 2021 479 Comments

Book Review: Life and Wisdom of 3 Russian Martyrs Killed by a Satanist

November 21, 2021 163 Comments

A Friend of George Washington Secretly Converted to Russian Orthodoxy (Colonel Ludwell)

Ryan Hunter Nicholas Chapman November 16, 2021 2,088 Comments

Apostate Roman Emperor's Story Is a Proof God Destroys Church Persecutors

Marina Borisova November 14, 2021 289 Comments

The Spilled Blood of the Russian Royal Family Has Reappeared for Years Since Their Martyrdom - Eyewitness Account

October 29, 2021 718 Comments

The Orthodox Christian Code of Honor of the Russian Officer (1904)

Стоглав October 24, 2021 338 Comments

Rostov's Ancient Cathedral Bell Tower: Beloved Treasure of the Russian North

William Brumfield October 10, 2021 174 Comments

Russian Church Remains Vibrant in Ancient Crimea

Global Orthodox October 8, 2021 145 Comments

Last Russian Emperor: Myths and Reality

Paul Gilbert October 6, 2021 205 Comments

Russia Resumed Canonizing Saints in Late 19th c. After 200 Year Pause

Global Orthodox October 6, 2021 101 Comments

The Beautiful German Princess Buried Alive by Bolshevik Psychopaths

Global Orthodox October 2, 2021 818 Comments

The Last Tsar was a Great Leader - and the Most Slandered Man in History

George Michalopulos September 21, 2021 666 Comments

The Frightful Story of a Priest Who Commemorated the Antichrist During the Holy Liturgy

Pyotr Krasnov September 10, 2021 641 Comments

Another Saint from the Romanov Family. St Anastasia of Kiev

Anastasia Parkhomchik September 5, 2021 140 Comments

State Funds Allocated for Preservation of 14th-Century Russian Monastery

Orthodox Christianity August 31, 2021 94 Comments

Faith vs. The World: The Story of St. Marinus

Fr. Gabriel Bilas August 24, 2021 120 Comments

The Local Saints of Central England Part 1: Betti, Hardulph, Modwenna

Dmitry Lapa August 22, 2021 137 Comments

5th Century Frescoes From a Church Built Into a 1st Century Roman Aqueduct

David Clayton August 21, 2021 185 Comments

Israeli Archaeologists Find Evidence of an Earthquake Described in the Old Testament

Kelly Valencia August 20, 2021 88 Comments

First Church Named for Saints of Rus’ Consecrated 1,000 Years Ago

Orthodox Christianity August 15, 2021 81 Comments

How Much Spending Money Did Russian Emperors Have?

Georgy Manaev August 14, 2021 86 Comments

Saint Eudocia the Empress, Wife of Emperor Theodosius the Younger

John Sanidopoulos August 13, 2021 110 Comments

The COMPLETE List of Russian Tsars, Emperors and Presidents

Russia Beyond August 5, 2021 128 Comments

Pope Paul and Saul Alinsky . . . Who’da Thunk It?

George Michalopulos August 1, 2021 387 Comments

Before and After: St. Basil's Cathedral 100 Years Ago and Now

Russia Beyond July 31, 2021 89 Comments

These countries are NOT in Russia

Russia Beyond July 30, 2021 187 Comments

The GREATEST Victory in the History of the Russian Navy

Boris Egorov July 20, 2021 100 Comments

The Murder of God's Anointed

Orthodox Christianity July 17, 2021 252 Comments

Clashes on the Temple Mount And What Lies Behind Them Explained in 3 Minutes

Priest Evgeny Murzin, Alexander Zanemonets July 11, 2021 467 Comments

Stele of Merneptah: Archaeology in Agreement that the Events in the Book of Exodus Truly Took Place

Sergey Kovach July 11, 2021 144 Comments

10 Facts About the Man Who Made Crimea Part of Russia

Georgy Manaev July 4, 2021 288 Comments

7 Popular Legends About Stalin

Yekaterina Sinelschikova July 3, 2021 389 Comments

Enchanting Shrines in a Brooding Forest: Saminsky Pogost

Professor William Brumfield July 2, 2021 61 Comments

Florovsky on Christian Community

July 1, 2021 120 Comments

Royal Companions Who Influenced Russian Politics

Georgy Manaev June 30, 2021 49 Comments

Igor Sikorsky, the Inventor of the Helicopter, as a Religious Visionary and Philosopher

Stanislav Minakov June 28, 2021 513 Comments

Why Was Russia Ruled by So Many Non-Russians?

Georgy Manaev June 26, 2021 217 Comments

The Colors of the Russian Flag EXPLAINED

Russia Beyond June 18, 2021 186 Comments

7 Facts about the Savior’s Crown of Thorns

Editor of The Catalogue of Good Deeds June 18, 2021 150 Comments

Christian Culture is Reviving in Russia, 30 Years After the Fall of the Soviet Union

LifeSiteNews staff June 17, 2021 378 Comments

How a Piece of Tsarist Russia Appeared in Jerusalem

Ajay Kamalakaran June 15, 2021 77 Comments

The Seventh Sunday After Pascha. The Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council

Orthodox Christianity June 13, 2021 133 Comments

The Dark Church: A Unique Orthodox Church That Has Been Carved Out of a Rock

Orthodox Times June 11, 2021 145 Comments

Visions and Intercessions of the Holy Theotokos During Wartime

Andrew Segeda June 8, 2021 104 Comments

The Tomb and Relics of Saint Cyril the Apostle to the Slavs

John Sanidopoulos June 6, 2021 176 Comments

Portrait of a Parish: St John of San Francisco Orthodox Church in England

Fr. Andrew Phillips June 1, 2021 375 Comments

St Nilus of Sora and the Dispute about Monastic Property Rights

Archpriest Vladimir Dolgikh May 29, 2021 65 Comments

How Can You Reach the Kremlin by Phone?

Yekaterina Sinelschikova May 25, 2021 157 Comments

Did Soviet Cosmonauts Believe in God?

Nikolay Shevchenko May 23, 2021 366 Comments

The Surprising Things Currently BANNED in Russia

Nikolay Shevchenko May 22, 2021 320 Comments

The Pleasure of Domes: Russia’s Towering Wooden Shrines

Professor William Brumfield May 21, 2021 88 Comments

7 Things Ridiculously BANNED in Tsarist Russia

Georgy Manaev May 19, 2021 205 Comments

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Larry Romanoff May 18, 2021 330 Comments

Stained Glass Windows in Orthodox Churches: Do They Exist?

Dmitry Trofimov May 16, 2021 176 Comments

The Orthodox Church in WWII - St. Luke of Crimea & Russian Christians in the Military

Artemy Schmidt May 8, 2021 494 Comments

Cows are Vegetables in a Condensed Form, Claimed Fifty Ancient Bishops

Lives of the Saints May 5, 2021 341 Comments

The Medieval Russian Holiday of a Lifetime Awaits You! (VIDEOS)

Tim Kirby May 2, 2021 297 Comments

Were the Russians Actually Baptized TWICE?

Georgy Manaev May 1, 2021 150 Comments

Streets in Russia Named After Americans

Georgy Manaev April 29, 2021 103 Comments

Why Didn't Russian Women Take Their Hats Off Indoors? (PHOTOS)

Eleonora Goldman April 20, 2021 212 Comments

Church Music in the Creativity of Russian Composers at the Turn of the XIX-XX Centuries

Elena Dodonova April 18, 2021 154 Comments

Was Prince Philip Really Orthodox, While Married to Queen Elizabeth?

Fr. Andrew Phillips April 12, 2021 1,393 Comments

The First Russian Submarine

Boris Egorov April 12, 2021 172 Comments

Saint Seraphim of Vyritsa (April 3 /March 21)

V.P. Filimonov April 4, 2021 57 Comments

The Weirdest Food Russian Tsars Ate

Georgy Manaev March 29, 2021 215 Comments

Archaeological Evidence of the Prophet Jeremiah - Ancient Seals Unearthed in Israel

Pravmir Team March 14, 2021 180 Comments